It's been a while! I've made a big decision in my life to go back to school to earn my educator's certificate to be a High School English teacher! I know, I know... crazy, right? That's all I've been hearing! Anyways, since I've had to read dozens of books, why not share them with you all? Two birds with one stone, right!? Some might have spoilers in them, but I'll make sure to mention that before you read on! Anyways, I'm in a Young Adult Literature course, where we read and dissect some YA novels and grade them via a rubric and certain criteria, so you will see Excellent, Adequate and Poor mentioned in some of my posts.
Earlier on in the semester, we read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a classic YA book.
The Outsiders was, in my opinion, a book worth reading for a young adult. It is full of certain issues that may not be known to most teens, such as gangs, fights, parent-less children and death. It puts light on those subjects and seems to do an adequate job of bringing them to life. While doing the rubric, I really thought about how this book would be viewed by a teenager and if it was worthwhile for them to read it, and if it would be easy for them to fall into the story and be interested by it.
When we look at the characters we see the main character is the main voice of the story, with the author following Ponyboy’s story through a short but momentous time in his life. It also helps that the characters are flawed, as it gives a certain realism to the story, so that readers can realize that nobody is perfect. I especially liked that there were minor characters who went through changes, such as... (Spoilers ahead!)
Earlier on in the semester, we read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a classic YA book.
The Outsiders was, in my opinion, a book worth reading for a young adult. It is full of certain issues that may not be known to most teens, such as gangs, fights, parent-less children and death. It puts light on those subjects and seems to do an adequate job of bringing them to life. While doing the rubric, I really thought about how this book would be viewed by a teenager and if it was worthwhile for them to read it, and if it would be easy for them to fall into the story and be interested by it.
When we look at the characters we see the main character is the main voice of the story, with the author following Ponyboy’s story through a short but momentous time in his life. It also helps that the characters are flawed, as it gives a certain realism to the story, so that readers can realize that nobody is perfect. I especially liked that there were minor characters who went through changes, such as... (Spoilers ahead!)